Meanwhile, Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton has confirmed he’s clear from cancer again after a second battle with the disease. He reports: “There's a guy here in Boston who does novel surgeries and was able to do a procedure that got the cancer out of my throat without having to ruin the rest of it.

“I just saw him the other day and he said, 'You beat this one. You can keep coming to see me if you want, but I don't think you need to worry about this cancer coming back.'

“I said, 'I'll come back to see you every six months from here until eternity, if it's alright with you!’”

Aerosmith will release a live DVD in September, which was shot at last year’s Download festival. They’re currently touring North America: